European open: quiet data before ramping up through the week

FXstreet.com (London) - We have a relatively quiet day ahead, data-wise, before a busy week.

The UK CBI reported sales report is due, expected to see a small decline on last month to 32.

US industrial production is expected to see a 0.4 percent month-on-month rise, while US pending home sales are expected to print flat month-on-month.

The yen slid overnight as a Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Kikuo Iwata reaffirmed the Bank of Japan’s commitment to aggressive monetary easing.

It is expected that the BoJ will use its meeting on 31 October to announce a “QE-infinity”-type plan continue buying around JPY7 trillion in bonds each month to fight deflation.

Equity markets are likely to continue strongly today following on from their record highs last week. The S&P closed at 1,759.82. The Nikkei rallied 2.19 percent on strong results to 14,396.04.

Shanghai was an exception to Asia-Pac strength, losing 0.11 percent thanks to ongoing PBOC concerns and liquidity squeezes.

Flash: GBP/USD looking for failure 1.6255/1.6335 - Commerzbank

Karen Jones Head Technical Analyst of Commerzbank mentions that the GBP/USD spent last week probing the 1.6259 early October high.
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Flash: GBP/USD is likely to be capped by 1.6260 in the near term – OCBC Bank

Emmanuel Ng of OCBC Bank notes that UK 3Q GDP numbers came in largely as expected on Friday and although the GBP/USD managed a brief foray above 1.6240, the pair ultimately eased in line with the majors to end lower on the day below 1.6200.
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